A recent Second Circuit decision provides important guidance on the scope and application of Section 1782, the expansive discovery provision that authorizes district courts to compel parties in the United States to provide...more
10/16/2019
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
Appeals ,
Discovery ,
Due Process ,
EU ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdiction ,
Spain ,
Split of Authority ,
Subsidiaries ,
Testimony
For the second time in just over a year, the DC Circuit granted the extraordinary remedy of a writ of mandamus to protect a company’s assertion of privilege over materials relating to an internal investigation. In a...more
9/3/2015
/ Appeals ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Defense Sector ,
Document Productions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Internal Investigations ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Waivers ,
Work-Product Doctrine ,
Writ of Mandamus